Chris Cuomo
(Photo : Twitter)

Cuomo's coworkers recently distributed a memo describing the present health condition of news anchor, and Governor Andrew Cuomo's younger brother, Chris Cuomo, after he was tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

The 49-year-old newscaster, according to the memo, is feeling well and is planning to host his prime-time program even while under home quarantine. Cuomo is doing the news program in his basement at home.

Chris Cuomo, News Anchor, COVID-19 Positive

A news anchor since 2013, Cuomo is the former NY Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's youngest son and one of the most reputable members of the US media to discover he had COVID-19 so far. 

The news program, Cuomo Prime Time, is a cornerstone of the COVID-19 coverage of CNN, and Cuomo has conducted a number of virtual interviews with the governor the latter's initiatives to combat the pandemic in New York.

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In his Twitter post, the veteran news personality said he has been exposed to people in recent days who successively tested positive for the infectious disease, adding he had chills, shortness of breath and fever.

Cuomo also tweeted he hoped he had not passed the infection on to his children and his wife. Jokingly, the broadcaster said the rest of his family seemed to be pleased that he is currently on isolation in their basement.

The Governor on His Brother's Diagnosis

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in the middle of a COVID-19 briefing, which was being televised nationwide when the news about his younger brother's COVID-19 test result got publicized.

The said politician shared he learned of Chris's illness in the morning of Tuesday, and that the latter was going to be fine. He said that his brother is "young, strong, in good shape." And though the anchor, he added, is not as strong as he thinks, he is going to be fine.

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Incidentally, the governor also explained about the severity of the effects of the diagnosis of his brother which also includes the relief that Matilda Cuomo, their mother who is 88 years old, had not moved into Chris's home. 

Gov. Cuomo also stated he had told Chris that such a move would definitely be a mistake. With this, he meant, if the media personality had brought their mom to his house, he could have exposed her to so many things.

Cuomo Brotherly Love

The Cuomo brothers are also known to be frequently teasing each other on air.

And since he was exposed to the illness, chances are, their mother would have been very well exposed. In this case, they would be looking at a totally different situation--not only would his brother be quarantined in his basement for 14 days.

Typically, Gov. Cuomo does not show sentiment in public. However, his voice turned more meditative as he talked about his brother. He described his presently-ill sibling as an argumentative, combative and "a pushing person."

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Although it was Chris's job, he said to have such traits and added, the descriptions are not actually who his brother is. In reality, the governor shared, his younger brother is a beautiful guy, sweet and his my best friend. Cuomo is the news network's third employee to be tested positive for COVID-19.